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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “webxr”

wp.org orders by popularity, so a plugin a host bundled onto millions of sites, or a big-brand one that's slow and mediocre, can sit at the top. Our ranking is built to answer a different question: which of these is actually worth installing. How this works →

For “webxr”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 of the top 20. 3 plugins are pushed down for signals wp.org ignores: errors, a host-installed base, or removal risk.

wp.org search ranks on

Install count (uncapped), the raw star average, freshness, and support. Popularity dominates, so the biggest install base usually wins regardless of how it got there.

We add

A cap on the install boost, volume-weighted ratings, and signals wp.org can't see: whether it throws errors on current PHP, whether the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

3D/AR/VR Model Viewer for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #4 but places #9 on merit, a gap of 5 places. Its 10+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 3D Viewer – Turn Product Pages into Interactive 3D Experiences 9K+ · 4.7★ (24) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 Garden Gnome Package 4K+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 MKL Product Configurator for WooCommerce – 2D & 3D Live Preview 2K+ · 4.8★ (42) wp.org #15 12 too low 4 3D Viewer – 3D Model Viewer – Augmented Reality – Virtual Try On 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 ExploreXR 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #3 2 too high 6 AR for WordPress 300+ · 4.6★ (10) wp.org #14 ↓5 8 too low 7 Arashtad 3D Loader — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 1 too high 8 AR for WooCommerce 60+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #16 ↓5 8 too low 9 3D/AR/VR Model Viewer for WooCommerce 10+ · 4.0★ (1) wp.org #4 5 too high 10 EasyThree — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 ↓2 3 too high 11 FWD Video Player 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 ↓1 3 too high 12 Tyralix WebAR — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 ↓3 3 too high 13 Finishes 3D Configurator for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 3 too high 14 Softicon Model Viewer – Interactive 3D & AR Product Viewer — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 3 too high 15 BSS 3D Product Viewer & AR for WooCommerce 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #19 ↓6 4 too low 16 PegasusCo 3D Previews for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 4 too high 17 Media Fields for Contact Form 7 – Video, Audio, 3D, Gallery and PDF Fields — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓5 4 too high 18 TouchTry Eye Fit 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓6 2 too low 19 EZ Aframe 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 ↓6 1 too high 20 Three Object Viewer 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓7 3 too high

Merit ranking caps the install boost at 1M (wp.org leaves it uncapped), replaces the raw star average with a volume-weighted Bayesian score and a Wilson lower bound, and keeps wp.org's own freshness and compatibility decays. Method from the plugin-directory source; see Meta Trac #8298. Positions are tracked daily from the first visit to a keyword, so the small arrows show movement since tracking began.